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    A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF EVOLUTION

    The geological time scale includes 4 eras: - 200 mya: Some of the land reptiles went
    Proterozoic, Paleozoic, Mesozoic and back into water to evolve into fish-like
    Cenozoic. reptiles (E.g. Ichthyosaurs).
    1. Proterozoic era: 2500 - 541 million - The land reptiles were dinosaurs
    yrs ago (mya) (Tyrannosaurus rex,
    - First cellular forms of life appeared Triceratops, Pteranodon, Stegosaurus,
    (2000 mya). Brachiosaurus etc.)
    - Some of the cells had the ability to T. rex was the largest dinosaur (20 feet in
    release O2 as the light reaction in height, huge fearsome dagger-like teeth).
    photosynthesis. - First toothed birds were emerged.
    - Single celled organisms became 4. Cenozoic era (66 - 0 mya)
    multicellular organisms. - Age of Mammals & Angiosperms.
    2. Paleozoic era (540 - 252 mya) - It is divided into 2 periods: Tertiary (66
    - It is divided into 6 periods: Cambrian mya) & Quaternary (2 mya - Age of man).
    (540 - 490 mya), - 65 mya: Dinosaurs suddenly
    Ordovician (490 - 443 mya), Silurian disappeared. Some say climatic changes
    (425 mya), killed them. Some say most of them
    Devonian (405 mya), Carboniferous evolved into birds.
    (360 mya) & Permian (285 mya). - First mammals were shrew-like. Their
    - 500 mya: Invertebrates were formed. fossils are small sized.
    - 450 mya: First land organisms (plants) - In South America, there were mammals
    appeared. resembling horse, hippopotamus, bear,
    - 400 mya: Arthropods invaded the land. rabbit etc. Due to continental drift, when
    - 350 mya: Jawless fishes were evolved. South America joined North America,
    Fishes with stout and strong fins could these animals
    move on land and go back to water. were overridden by North American fauna.
    In 1938, a Coelacanth fish was caught in - Due to continental drift, Australian
    South Africa which was thought to be marsupials survived because of lack of
    extinct. These animals called lobefins competition from any other mammals.
    evolved into the first amphibians. These
    were ancestors of modern day frogs and ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF MAN
    salamanders.
    - 320 mya: Sea weeds and few plants were  Dryopithecus & Ramapithecus (15
    existed. mya):
    - Amphibians evolved to reptiles. They lay Hairy. Walked like gorillas & chimpanzee.
    thick-shelled eggs which do not dry up in Dryopithecus: ape-like.
    sun unlike those of amphibians. Ramapithecus: man-like.
    - In the next 200 million years reptiles  Man-like primates (3-4 mya): Height up
    dominated on earth. to 4 feet.
    Giant ferns (Pteridophytes) were Fossils of man-like bones found in Ethiopia
    present but they all fell & Tanzania.
    to form coal deposits slowly.  Australo-pithecus (2 mya): Lived in East
    3. Mesozoic era (252 - 66 mya) – Age of African grass lands. Hunted with stone
    reptiles weapons. Ate fruits.
    - It is divided into 3 periods: Triassic (230 Homo habilis: First human-like being
    mya), Jurassic (208 mya) & Cretaceous (hominid).
    (144 mya).
    Brain capacity: 650-800 cc. Did not eat
    meat.
     Homo erectus (Java man, 1.5 mya):
    Large brain (900 cc). Ate meat.
     Homo neanderthalensis (Neanderthal
    man- 40,000- 1 lakh yrs ago):
    Brain capacity: 1400 cc. Lived in East &
    Central Asia. Used hides to protect their
    body. Buried their dead.
     Homo sapiens (Modern man): During
    ice age (between 10,000 to 75,000 yrs).
    Pre-historic cave art developed about
    18,000 years ago.
    Agriculture & settlements: 10,000 years
    ago.

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